Opisthoteuthis

Opisthoteuthis is a genus of cirrate octopuses, sometimes known as flapjack octopuses, which are found in all the world's oceans.[2]

Opisthoteuthis
Opisthoteuthis agassizii in the Gulf of Mexico in 2019
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Opisthoteuthidae
Genus: Opisthoteuthis
Verrill, 1883[1]
Type species
Opisthoteuthis agassizii
Verrill, 1883
Synonyms

Cirroteuthopsis Grimpe, 1920

Behavior

Like other cirrates, octopuses in Opisthoteuthis are generally small, and many dwell in the deep sea. They have cirri on their arms, internal shells to support their bodies, and muscular fins for steering.[3] Like octopuses of Grimpoteuthis, opisthoteuthids have been seen resting or crawling on the seafloor.[4]

Species

The following 24 species have been placed in Opisthoteuthis:[1]

Scientific name Authority[lower-alpha 1] IUCN Red List Status Picture
Opisthoteuthis agassizii Verrill, 1883 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis albatrossi (Sasaki, 1920) DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis borealis Collins, 2005 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis bruuni (Voss, 1982) DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis californiana Berry, 1949 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis calypso Villanueva, Collins, Sánchez & Voss, 2002 VU IUCN
Opisthoteuthis chathamensis O'Shea, 1999 CR IUCN
Opisthoteuthis depressa Ijima & Ikeda, 1895 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis dongshaensis C. C. Lu, 2010 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis extensa Thiele, 1915 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis grimaldii (Joubin, 1903) DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis hardyi Villanueva, Collins, Sánchez & Voss, 2002 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis japonica Taki, 1962 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis massyae (Grimpe, 1920) VU IUCN
Opisthoteuthis medusoides Thiele, 1915 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis mero O'Shea, 1999 EN IUCN
Opisthoteuthis persephone Berry, 1918 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis philipii Oommen, 1976 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis pluto Berry, 1918 DD IUCN
Opisthoteuthis robsoni O'Shea, 1999 DD IUCN

Notes
  1. A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Opisthoteuthis.

References
  1. Philippe Bouchet (2018). "Opisthoteuthis Verrill, 1883". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. Patrizia Jereb; Clyde F.E. Roper; Mark D. Norman; Julian K. Finn, eds. (2016). "Cephalopds of the World An Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Cephalopods species known to date Volume 3 Octopods and Vampire Squids" (PDF). Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Rome. ISBN 9789251079898.
  3. Mangold, Katharina M.; Vecchione, Michael; Young, Richard E. (2016). "Cirrata". Tree of Life Web Project.
  4. Gibson, R. N.; Atkinson, R. J. A.; Gordon, J. D. M. (2006). Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, Volume 44. CRC Press. p. 316. ISBN 9781420006391.
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